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  1. Y

    What is this switch ?

    Hi all I've recently moved into our new house and i'm puzzled at what this switch is in the porch. The switch puts on the porch light and an exterior light, but i not sure what that is on the left under the slider. I thought it was a light sensor but it does nothing. please see attached...
  2. C

    little advice on a relay please :)

    i have a...
  3. D

    Rcd protecting new ring main

    Hi all, I have been to look at a job, in a unit who require extra socket in a office. It is one of those building that has been split into small units, The supply is 3ph. Each unit is supplied from mains with separate meters and a 3pole isolation switch with bs88 fuse 63a. the board is a merlin...
  4. S

    FCU and Led under-counter light problem

    Hi all, having a problem on a job... Using a switched FCU to control some LED under-cabinet strip lights. Customer reported that the lights were staying on after the FCU had been switched off. So I thought the FCU must be stuck in on position, so I replaced the unit. Had a call from the customer...
  5. T

    I thought they were history

    Out in Newcastle with the Grandson today (if you're up here the discovery museum is well worth a visit) we walked past Grey's Monument and the National Front were out with banners proclaiming Britain for the British, Brits against grooming, bring back capital punishment. Only half a dozen of...
  6. H

    Here's an alarming one! :)

    Was at a customers house tonight, putting a couple of new lights up. On the way in and out to the van the upstairs smoke alarm would sound. She then informed me that every time she goes in and out of the house the smoke alarm goes off. It's a wooden floor and I noticed that when you stand on a...
  7. M

    Thought I got out of this one... Nope

    I'd just like to thank the switch board designer/ manufacturer for not thinking about the electrician who has to some how terminate all these cables with this amount of space.. Only one way to find out I suppose
  8. M

    Solar street lighting

    Not sure how many of you have come across much solar street lighting but it was the first time iv seen a full size panel on top of the light lol.. Is this the usual ?... Thought they would just have it built into the fitting ... These can't be cheap either. Apologies for the photo Being so far...
  9. O

    Info from JCC Technical re Dimmers for JCC7 & JCC6

    All I got the attached from JCC today and thought that it may be useful for members on here!
  10. uksparks

    Just thought id share this

    Hi, I was actually working this morning but feel like rubbish now, cant stop sneezing and running nose, so have called it a day. Fitted half a douzen down lights round a garage the other day, customer supplied them, nothing special, they were for a bathroom actually. Just thought it looked...
  11. C

    Static Caravan Park Thought?

    Hi We have been asked to look at continuing some mains distribution upgrade / improvements works at a permanent static caravan park. Trouble is the works that have been started I don't think in many ways comply to regs - first time doing caravan park works though so my understanding on the...
  12. GMES

    Thought you were Intelligent electricians

    As I type this, there are only 28 members online, and I am presuming this is due to a bunch of t!ts kicking a bag of wind about!! Come on lads, we are supposed to be intelligent people, I want every member that reads this thread to go to their vans and get their Meggers out, set the dial to...
  13. dlt27

    Really strange RCD happenings

    Sorry this is a long one! I have been carrying out testing and Inspecting for about 10 years now, but haven't come across what I found at my Mum and Dads house. I rewired it about 12 months ago. It is an old stone house and was a nightmare to do.(It's a TT system fed off overheads and a split...
  14. S

    dodgy work

    Been to look at an extension earlier and told by the client on arrival it's already been wired by someone else but he's been taken ill , the extension is very large and the first fix looks very rough I'm not sure I want to put my name against it just incase as some walls have been boarded ...
  15. G

    It's a thought innit??

    Scientists scour UK mines for bugs that could survive Mars | Mail Online Any comments Glen? Tony??:)
  16. S

    Landed new job, happy happy happy

    hi all just thought I'd share my good new of a job offer this afternoon, its through an agency but said it will lead to a permanent position for the right person its a commercial job (school) rip out old electrics and all new installation, I really cant wait. Especially after 3 months of no...
  17. S

    Emergency Test Switches

    Hi, I don't have a load of experience with emergency lighting. Can anyone tell me if in an environment with maintained emergency lights it is normal for the key switch to only cut the permanent live, leaving the switched lives on?? I thought it should cut both, but today was working on an...
  18. J

    just a thought

    hi all and thank you for knowledge and humour/banter shared. as you know, i am a new member still in the 'honeymoon period'. i enjoy reading posts, opinions, banter and peoples interpretation of regs. i must say i am a little surprised at how often thread posts manage to refer to peoples'...
  19. lurch

    what testing package?

    Hi All I am looking at various testing certificate packages - PIRform, Castlime, Amtech and iCertifi. I am beginning to err iCertifi but would appreciate any feedback on any of the packages pro's and cons. Thx in advance. Ton
  20. A

    cooker not working help

    Hi, Need a bit of advise if someone could help please.. Cooker stopped working the other day so i bought a new one. Installed it as normal but when i turn the power on it beeps and switches off.. thought i may have wired it wrong but how can you go wrong with just three wires. Ok, checked the...

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